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Cover your windows with a towel... ask me how I know that's a good idea!

Cleaning them is a real PITA and can break down the grease in the mechanism. Consider using silicon spray - fully extract the seatbelt and spray both sides of the first metre or so with silicon spray, slowly fully retract and extend the belt 4 or 5 times. Wipe both sides of the belt with a cloth around where it passes over your shoulder down to your lap to prevent any excess silicon transferring to your clothes. Profit.

It's a good watch, in that Doug-sort-of-way.

I thought I might spray onto a microfibre towel, then wipe on to the belt.

No rego, no WoF... Who cares? It's not like you're going to get clamped or towed.

not bad for 20 year old leather interior eh?!

E61 M5 in Ruakaka this afternoon. They're everywhere now!

Problem Solved It was the +12V red/green wire junction under the front passenger foot-well area. The glue holding in one of the bungs to the underside of the car had let go and the bung had popped in so water could get in when driving in wet weather. The whole area under the carpet was flooded and the +12V junction had one wire corroded off and signs of corrosion on 2 others. I cut the junction out, twisted the wires together and crimped them + covered in glue-lined heatshrink. Everything worked fine after that. I then glued the bung back in with marine urethane. I've left the passenger seat out and the carpet up to dry out. I'll also be able to see if it still leaks when it rains - it's bound to rain this week sometime... Of course, I only found this after taking the door apart first... The give-away was no 12V on any wire in the door. One wire had 1.6V on it - likely the corrosion conducting a tiny amount. I also found broken wires in the boot loom and fixed these too but it wasn't the cause of the problem. I've seen a lot of instructions how to fix this any may say to cut the sheath covering the wires. You don't have to do this - it's silicone covered fibreglass sleeving and it bunched up really well. All you have to do is pop the bung out of the boot end, unclip the sheath from all the plastic clips on the boot mechanism and slide the sheath down so it's all bunched up at the car end of the loom. That way you keep it intact and waterproof.

Bad luck - check engine light has come back on. Will find some time during the week to visit Glenn probably and hope it's nothing major. Seems like 20+ mins of motorway driving throws the light on. Everything was fine city driving and idling etc. Research shows the code is related to the Evap Canister Purge Control Valve - if it's that then it looks like an easy job to fix (valve sits under the intake manifold, so have to take air intake box off, disconnect maf etc.).. will see what we found out once it is in the shop.

since last update, I had the carpets fully valeted, and then took all the photos for sale. Then I got a bit busy and I left it parked on my street. Yesterday I started it for the first time since 10 July - and of course it started first time. Warmed her up, put some air in the tyres, and took her out for a recommissioning drive. Going very well, my wife will be piloting it for a few days while we get new tyres for the e46. Found a note on it from an old work friend, he might be interested iin buying it. Time to find her a new home.

If it has a dog-leg box and not just a dog-leg gear knob, then that would be worth a few $$$ if it is in good condition. I don't think it's a 265/5 box in these I thought it was a 262/5 so not the real expensive one. Other than that he's dreaming...

Great cars. I had a Mk2 2500TC, but my favourite was an old white Mk1 2000.

It's a 2500TC, nice old yatch

Moved some more stuff in to the new toy shop, can't get all my cars and bikes in but this'll have to do Really need to organise it, total bloody mess Stared some gentle paint correction on the Triumph and have decided to somehow make my style 5s fit it. So something needs to make the 4x114 or re pcd the hubs Put the semis back on the 328 and took all the preload out of the front springs

Time flies Still a great car. Between the E34 and E39, the best looking 5 series. New ones strike me as just generic big cars...

Hi Michael, The geared sprocket from the M60 is used along with all M60 timing guides. The unit i'm using is from a Dinan kit. *edit* I forgot to mention is it a centrifugal unit...

Nobody actually wants an Evo 7, 8 or 9 so they probably won't qualify as a collectors car. Get yourself an X and do yourself a favour. They drive better, they look better and they feel better. If you really want some fun get a TME.

Home from the paint shop with Work wheels now fitting. Fitted the modified OEM M3 mirrors. Gave the interior an individual look with brushed aluminium trim with leather arm rests.

Fabricators have now finished. Big thanks to the great workmanship of Colin @ Quest Fabrication. Next step will be with the panel/paint shop for shaping of the doors/petrol flap and painting. Nice to be able to fit the Work wheels and/or OEM 18`s/19`s

Finish date is in the hands of the boys at Quest fabrication.Doesn`t pay to rush the craftsmen.

NZ New SE Facelift, 15" weaves, Manual? The E30 has its own proximity functionality, anyone who walks past it want to jump in!